Calabrian dialects

E796738

Calabrian dialects are a group of closely related Italo-Romance varieties spoken in the Calabria region of southern Italy, reflecting a mix of Latin, Greek, and other historical linguistic influences.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Calabrian Romance dialects 1
Calabrian Sicilian 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italo-Romance dialect group
Romance language variety
arealFeature distinctive future and conditional morphology
retention of some Greek loanwords
strong palatalization of Latin /k/ and /g/ before front vowels
use of enclitic pronouns
use of periphrastic constructions with ‘stare’ and gerund
use of stressed vowel systems distinct from Standard Italian
closelyRelatedTo Neapolitan language NERFINISHED
Sicilian language NERFINISHED
coexistWith Arbëreshë dialects in Calabria
Calabrian Greek dialects
derivedFrom Vulgar Latin NERFINISHED
hasRegionalVariety Calabro-Sicilian dialects
Catanzarese dialect
Central Calabrian dialects
Cosentino dialect NERFINISHED
Crotone dialect
Grecanic-influenced Calabrian dialects
Locride dialects
Northern Calabrian dialects
Reggino dialect
Southern Calabrian dialects
Vibonese dialect
historicalInfluenceFrom Aragonese rule in Southern Italy
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Magna Graecia Greek colonies NERFINISHED
Norman rule in Southern Italy
influencedBy Arabic language NERFINISHED
Byzantine Greek NERFINISHED
Greek language NERFINISHED
Neapolitan language NERFINISHED
Norman French NERFINISHED
Occitan language NERFINISHED
Sicilian language NERFINISHED
Spanish language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Southern Italy NERFINISHED
partOf Romance languages NERFINISHED
Southern Italian dialect continuum NERFINISHED
regionHasMinorityLanguage Arbëreshë Albanian NERFINISHED
Calabria Greek (Greko) NERFINISHED
sociolinguisticStatus often considered dialects rather than separate languages in Italy
spokenIn Calabria NERFINISHED
spokenInCountry Italy NERFINISHED
standardizedAs non-standard with mostly oral use
subfamilyOf Italo-Romance languages NERFINISHED
usedAlongside Standard Italian NERFINISHED
usedByCommunity Calabrian people NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sicilian language hasDialects Calabrian dialects
this entity surface form: Calabrian Sicilian
Calabrian Greek influencedBy Calabrian dialects
this entity surface form: Calabrian Romance dialects
Cosenza, Italy regionalLanguage Calabrian dialects
subject surface form: Cosenza